Calhoun Stockyard Market Report

Calhoun, Georgia · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 12, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	423	488	430
Feeder cattle	148	199	196
Slaughter cattle	30	36	56
Replacement cattle	75	59	41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago, slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls mostly steady, feeder steers and steer calves lightly tested, feeder bulls steady to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers and heifer calves lightly tested, bull calves unevenly , replacement cows unevenly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–535	518	2	163.00–165.00	$164.03	$850	—
555–575	565	2	154.00–158.00	$156.04	$882	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	159.00	$159.00	$795	—
605	605	1	139.00	$139.00	$841	-1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	362	3	127.00–131.00	$128.68	$466	+2.92
400–445	415	3	124.00–130.00	$126.79	$526	+3.80
455–480	463	8	115.00–125.00	$121.06	$561	+0.72
500–535	512	3	114.00–118.00	$115.39	$591	—
600–630	615	2	113.00–115.00	$114.02	$701	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–465	458	3	134.00–142.00	$137.70	$631	+2.67
605–635	620	2	118.00–124.00	$121.07	$751	-1.93
700	700	1	109.00	$109.00	$763	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	144.00	$144.00	$763	—
660	660	1	126.00	$126.00	$832	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	150.00–155.00	$152.68	$420	—
320–335	328	3	145.00–154.00	$149.60	$491	-2.33
355–380	364	4	135.00–145.00	$140.28	$511	-6.95
435–445	438	3	135.00–145.00	$139.96	$613	-3.36
455–465	461	7	128.00–138.00	$131.72	$607	-2.95
500–520	514	7	128.00–135.00	$133.06	$684	—
555–590	573	6	125.00–130.00	$127.58	$731	+5.84

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	174.00	$174.00	$618	—
425–445	435	2	168.00–169.00	$168.49	$733	—
455–480	467	3	158.00–159.00	$158.33	$739	-0.71
500–535	519	5	154.00–158.00	$154.82	$804	-0.18
555–590	573	2	149.00–150.00	$149.52	$857	-1.98
600–645	623	2	140.00–142.00	$141.04	$879	-3.65
700–745	725	3	134.00–139.00	$135.71	$984	—
765	765	1	128.00	$128.00	$979	-9.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	170.00–171.00	$170.49	$469	—
355–390	373	2	156.00–165.00	$160.71	$599	—
425–445	432	3	150.00–156.00	$152.06	$657	-7.53
455–465	460	4	140.00–142.00	$141.01	$649	-8.61
600–645	624	5	130.00–136.00	$133.21	$831	-1.51
700	700	2	127.00–128.00	$127.50	$892	+16.54

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1385	1145	80-85%	3	72.00–73.00	$72.28	$828	—
1160–1290	1225	80-85%	2	80.00–86.00	$82.84	$1,015	—
1100–1400	1267	80-85%	3	68.00–70.00	$69.32	$878	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1000	950	85-90%	2	50.00–55.00	$52.37	$498	—
1100–1130	1117	85-90%	3	60.00–67.00	$64.70	$723	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345	1345	75-80%	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,009	—
1630	1630	75-80%	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,337	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1725	1725	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,622	—
1760–1990	1875	2	96.50–98.00	$97.20	$1,822	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–980	927	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	525.00–740.00	$621.04
800–1100	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–780.00	$704.21
900–1060	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	540.00–740.00	$663.15

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950–990	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	820.00–850.00	$834.69
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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Bucks Billies

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
30–35	33	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	2	55.00–65.00	$60.38	-7.12
65	65	—	—	1	165.00	$165.00	-99.10
70	70	Kids (<1 yr)	N/A	1	440.00	$440.00	+281.29
70–75	73	—	—	3	170.00–180.00	$173.18	+14.47
120–130	125	—	—	2	390.00–460.00	$423.60	+178.23
120–145	132	—	—	3	230.00–340.00	$288.23	+42.86

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1055–1200	1106	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,290.06	—

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
715	715	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	820.00	$820.00	+170.00
615–860	758	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	560.00–700.00	$658.37	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900–950	933	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	860.00–1,100.00	$988.93	—

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Families

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100	100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	350.00	$350.00	—

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Kids

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
15	15	1	50.00	$50.00	-35.56
20–25	21	4	30.00–42.00	$38.24	-47.32
20–25	23	6	50.00–70.00	$59.29	-26.27
30	30	2	45.00–51.00	$48.00	-59.76
30–35	34	4	60.00–197.00	$118.31	+10.55
40–45	42	3	62.50–80.00	$74.40	-52.36
40–45	43	4	100.00–110.00	$105.00	-21.76
45	45	1	157.50	$157.50	+30.74
50–55	53	2	62.50–80.00	$71.67	-126.53
50–55	53	3	195.00–220.00	$205.31	+7.11
50–55	53	4	70.00–180.00	$125.00	-73.20
60–65	63	2	180.00–227.00	$204.44	+33.44
70–75	73	2	245.00–262.00	$253.79	+26.81

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Nannies Does

N/N/A ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
5	5	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	1	55.00	$55.00	-37.69
20–35	25	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	60.00–90.00	$72.75	-19.94
40–55	48	Kids (<1 yr)	Open	4	105.00–160.00	$139.87	+47.18
55	55	Yearlings (1-2 yrs)	Open	1	130.00	$130.00	+10.40
60–75	66	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	175.00–200.00	$192.92	+41.72
70–75	73	—	—	2	100.00–175.00	$138.79	-20.76
80–85	83	—	—	2	155.00–165.00	$159.85	+0.89
80–95	88	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	190.00–210.00	$197.71	+44.85
90–95	93	—	—	2	155.00–180.00	$167.84	+14.98
100–120	110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	210.00–270.00	$243.94	+78.01
100–120	110	—	—	2	200.00–240.00	$221.82	+55.89

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.